The Hawks used a 13-kill performance to help them take the first set. After trailing early, Saint Anselm jumped out to a 9-4 lead. The visitors lead got as large as 18-10, before LIU Post battled back into the set. However, the Hawks took advantage of an attack error and a block by Manchester and McCarthy to close out the set.

The second set started well for the home team as they built a 7-0 lead early. The rest of the set was close as the Hawks tied the set at 11, thanks to back-to-back kills by Lowery. The teams were tied eight more times, before Saint Anselm took a 24-23 lead. However, LIU Post took the set on three-straight kills.

The Hawks used an offensive onslaught to take the third set. The team used 17 kills, a hitting percentage of .405, and limited themselves to a pair of attacking errors to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Saint Anselm trailed early and was down by a 7-5 margin before rallying to capture a 12-8 lead. From there on, the Hawks never trailed and went on to take the set.

In the fourth set, the Hawks held their opponent to a .079 hitting percentage while tallying 15 kills, registering an impressive percentage of .343 of their own. They never trailed once and built a 5-1 lead before extending that to a 10-5 advantage. Saint Anselm's largest lead of the set was 19-13 and LIU Post never got within more than five points as the Hawks took the set on three-straight attacking errors to end the match.

For the Pioneers, Lauren Kloos finished the afternoon with 18 kills while Rachel Londot had 14 kills and 11 digs. Kassie Akouri-Tejedor had 28 assists to go along with 11 digs while Abby Eckhardt helped her team with 21 digs and eight helpers.